Devil's Tooth vs Mangouste de Dybowsky

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mangouste de Dybowsky is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mangouste de Dybowsky
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dologale
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mangouste de Dybowsky

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mangouste de Dybowsky
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mangouste de Dybowsky

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.